Gräther Surname

1,364,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 162 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Gräther Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gräther Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1591:506,32443,083
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

The alternate forms: Grather (60) are calculated separately.

Gräther Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gräther Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Gräther occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Grather. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gräther? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,364,059th most frequent family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 44,984,851 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Gräther live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 99 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Gräther is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 159 people, or 1 in 506,324. In Germany Gräther is primarily found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 91 percent are found, Hesse, where 6 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 3 percent are found. Outside of Germany Gräther is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 1 percent are found and Austria, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grather9560/
Gräter921,224/
Grether863,598/
Grother86311/
Grither86176/
Gräte832/
Grotheer802,357/
Grotherr80146/
Grothier80102/
Greither8092/
Graether8044/
Greuther8012/
Grotther802/
Greather802/
Grithier801/
Graither800/
Gresther800/
Grethier800/
Gretther800/
Groyther800/
Grothe7712,326/
Greter771,095/
Grater771,041/
Grethe77760/
Grythe77185/
Groter7762/
Griter7746/
Gröter7740/
Grathe7716/
Gryter776/
Greuthier751/
Greuter712,301/
Gretter711,523/
Gritter711,491/
Greiter711,030/
Graeter71518/
Gratier71265/
Groethe71188/
Griethe71182/
Grothey71139/
Grotter7177/
Greatheart7175/
Greeter7157/
Grethey7147/
Grytter7137/
Grotier7137/
Grajter7129/
Gratter7127/
Gruiter7124/
Grötter7118/
Grathie7116/
Gruyter7116/
Grethes7114/
Gretere7112/
Greater7110/
Graiter718/
Grister716/
Gretier715/
Greyter714/
Groeter713/
Graethe713/
Grieter713/
Grester712/
Grethie711/
Grithep711/
Groteer711/
Grethed711/
Greithe710/
Greterz710/
Grathey710/
Grateer710/
Grote6721,718/
Grate673,956/
Gryte67322/
Grattier67285/
Grete67264/
Greutter6757/
Grite6743/
Gruijter6737/
Greitter678/
Ghreiter675/
Gryszter674/
Graithep672/
Greathed672/
Greister672/
Grichter671/
Gresster671/
Greyster671/
Groehter671/
Greester671/
Grechter671/
Groitier671/
Grottier671/
Griszter671/
Grietter671/
Graister670/
Gritthes670/
Greithes670/
Greathes670/
Grestter670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gräther
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